| Az-M380 is a 52-year-old female from Indonesia. | | | | deteriorated. What do you think is the reason? Is it |
| About seven years ago (in 2001) she detected a | | | | due to the cancer per se or the treatment that she |
| lump in her left breast. She refused medical | | | | had received earlier? Does any want dare to ask if |
| treatment and opted for jamu instead. This | | | | the six cycles of chemotherapy and/or the |
| treatment with the local Indonesian herbs was not | | | | tamoxifen that she had earlier, had contributed to |
| effective. By 2003, the lump grew bigger. Az | | | | this deterioration? No one dare to ask or ever bother |
| underwent a mastectomy in a private hospital in | | | | to want to know! And most often the finger is |
| Medan. This was followed by six cycles of | | | | pointed to the taking of herbs or supplements. |
| chemotherapy. No radiotherapy was indicated. She | | | | 4. Az was diagnosed with breast cancer when she |
| took tamoxifen for a year and then gave it up. | | | | was forty-five years old. It has been more than |
| Barely three years later (in 2006) there was a | | | | seven years now and she is still alive. I have come |
| swelling on her left neck. Az did not seek further | | | | across many patients who died two, three or four |
| medical help. She went to see a sinseh (Chinese | | | | years after their diagnosis, in spite of the fact that |
| physician) instead and was on his treatment for six | | | | they had undergone the best medical treatments. I |
| months. The treatment was not effective. | | | | told Az and her husband: "Let us all be grateful that |
| Az went to Bogor, Java, and was treated by | | | | Az is still alive - in spite of failures of alternative |
| another alternative practitioner for six months. This | | | | therapies!" From here, we hope to be able to help Az |
| treatment too was not effective. Az had a new | | | | live a little more longer. |
| swelling in her arm pit. Her left arm became swollen. | | | | 5. Az suffered a healing crisis after taking the herbs. |
| There was also a small lump in her right breast. An | | | | Many patients would have cursed Chris Teo for this |
| X-ray done in October 2007 indicated the cancer had | | | | suffering. Patients should learn from Az's experience. |
| spread to her bones. | | | | Below are excerpts of our conversation about the |
| Not wanting to give up alternative treatments, Az | | | | healing crisis that Az had gone through. This was |
| again went to Sukabumi, in Java, and received | | | | recorded on 11 June 2008, five days after she |
| treatment from an alternative practitioner. She was | | | | started taking the herbs. |
| given herbal extract through infusion and also took | | | | Chris: Did you take the herbs after seeing me last |
| some herbal drink. This treatment required that she | | | | Friday? |
| stay in Jakarta for the entire duration of her | | | | Az: Yes - for five days now. Oh, I suffered so much |
| treatment. | | | | pain after I started taking the herbs. |
| Az told us that she refused to seek further medical | | | | Husband: Since 2001 up to this day, my wife suffered |
| treatment because the doctor wanted her to | | | | the most severe pain in her entire life during the past |
| undergo chemotherapy again. She was not willing to | | | | few days. |
| receive anymore chemotherapy due to the side | | | | Az: The pains were so severe that I was not able to |
| effects. | | | | sleep. |
| Az heard about us and decided to fly to Penang to | | | | Husband: I too was unable to sleep because of that. |
| seek our help on 6 June 2008. She presented with | | | | She was so restless - moved here and there. She |
| the following: | | | | had to put her hands against the wall and she |
| 1) She had pulling pains at the left collarbone area. | | | | wanted me to bring her home to Medan that very |
| This area was also swollen. | | | | night. |
| 2) Her left breast was also swollen. | | | | Az: I told my husband that I might die here that |
| 3) She had pains in her right thigh. | | | | night. |
| Az was prescribed Caspsule A, Breast L Tea, Breast | | | | Chris: Very good, very good. If you take the herbs |
| M Tea, Bone Tea, Pain Tea and Upper Edema Tea. | | | | and you did not suffer such "healing crisis" then the |
| After five days on these herbs, Az and her husband | | | | herbs are not doing anything to you. They are not |
| reported the following: | | | | effective! So I am glad to hear this! Good for you. |
| 1) She started taking the herbs on Friday evening. | | | | Okay, tell us what happened. On the first day, did |
| The next two days - Saturday and Sunday, she | | | | you suffer any pain? |
| suffered the most severe pains in her entire life. She | | | | Az: On the first day - a few hours after I took the |
| thought she would die and requested her husband to | | | | herbs, I started to feel the pains. Then the pains |
| bring her home to Medan. | | | | continued to the second day. On the third day the |
| 2) Az persisted in taking the herbs. The pains | | | | pains were just as severe. But on the fourth day the |
| subsided and after five days, 80% of the pains were | | | | pains was less. |
| gone. The pulling pains in the collarbone which she | | | | Chris: Good. After taking the herbs, generally you |
| suffered earlier were also gone. | | | | would suffer pains. These pains become more |
| 3) Her swollen left arm became softer. | | | | severe. Then after a few days, the pains gradually |
| 4) There was less pain in her right thigh. | | | | decrease. So, tell us when was the most painful |
| Az continued to take the herbs and returned to | | | | experience after taking the herbs? |
| Medan. A month later, 6 July 2008, Az came back | | | | Az: I took the herbs on Friday. On Saturday and |
| and reported the following progress: | | | | Sunday the pains were really severe. By Monday the |
| 1) Generally there was much less pains. | | | | pains had decreased. |
| 2) The swelling of the left arm was about 70% gone | | | | Husband: The pains started in the left collarbone area, |
| and on some days it was not swollen at all. | | | | than they moved down to the left breast and then |
| 3) The swelling in her left collarbone seemed to be | | | | the whole left arm. We could not even touch her |
| smaller and softer. | | | | arm. It was so painful. |
| The results of her blood test done on 9 June 2008 | | | | Az: I really do not know how to describe such pains. |
| were: ESR = 46 High, RBC = 4.3, Haemoglobin = 13.2, | | | | Chris: While suffering such pains, did you ever feel of |
| Platelet = 204, WBC = 6.6 and CA 15.3 = 15.2 | | | | wanting to throw away the herbs and give up? You |
| The liver function test done on 7 July 2008 showed: | | | | have lost confidence in the herbs? |
| Albumin = 42, Alkaline phosphatase = 81, | | | | Az: No! I told my husband that this could be the |
| AST = 113 High, ALT = 96 High, GGT = 37 High. In | | | | reaction from the herbs. I would continue taking the |
| view of the elevated liver function values, Az was | | | | herbs. |
| prescribed additional herbs for her liver. | | | | Chris: Did you stop taking the herbs during those five |
| Comments | | | | days? |
| There are many things we can learn from this story. | | | | Az: No, I continued taking them. |
| 1. Does surgery and chemotherapy cure breast | | | | Husband: I told her. Continue taking the herbs. Believe |
| cancer? The answer is NO. Barely three years after | | | | in the herbs! We have been to so many other |
| the treatment the cancer had spread to the lymph | | | | alternative healers and we believe that the "real" |
| nodes at the collarbone region. (Caution - since no | | | | doctor is here. |
| biopsy was done to confirm this, we can only | | | | Chris: (Checking through her medical history). Oh, you |
| assume that the cancer had spread). | | | | have gone to so many alternative healers before. Let |
| 2. Az did not want to see her doctor anymore. If she | | | | me ask you - after receiving their treatments, did |
| were to see her doctor, what do you think the | | | | you ever experience such pains or healing crisis like |
| doctor would do to her? Answer: More | | | | you had just experienced in the past few days? |
| chemotherapy - what else? The big question is: What | | | | Az and husband: No, no - never! |
| do you think would have happened to Az after more | | | | Husband: As I have said earlier, since 2001 - when |
| chemotherapy? This is a million dollar question! Would | | | | she first had this problem, she had never suffered |
| Az be still alive today? No one can say for sure. | | | | such severe pains before. The pains on that Friday |
| Let me quote what Amy Soscia, a breast cancer | | | | night were the start of the Mother of All Pains. |
| patient said: "There is no cure for metastatic breast | | | | Az: I had never suffered such pains before. |
| cancer. It never goes away. You just move from | | | | Chris: Most patients would have given up or stop |
| treatment to treatment". | | | | taking the herbs after such pains. |
| An Oxford University professor, Michael Gearin-Tosch | | | | Az and Husband: No, no, we did not do that. |
| was diagnosed with cancer. The oncologist told him: | | | | Chris: Yes, I would predict that such reaction would |
| "No cure. But we have treatment". Professor Tosch | | | | happen to you. Today is the fifth day - have the |
| wondered: "Why treat if you cannot cure?" He did | | | | pains become much less? |
| not see the logic of it all and declined chemotherapy | | | | Az: Yes, very much less. If Friday was a 100 point, |
| and lived to write a book, Living Proof. | | | | today it is only 20 points. |
| Professor Tosch also recalled the experiences of his | | | | Chris: I am predicting that in the next few days you |
| friend Rosemary and many others like her. They | | | | would be much better and you will suffer much less |
| were "never told what would happen. They had | | | | pains. |
| ghastly treatments. Then more ghastly treatments. | | | | Husband: Tomorrow we plan to return to Medan. |
| And in the end? The hospital turns around: Nothing | | | | Chris: Okay, after all that experience, do you still |
| more we can do for you. Go home and die". (Living | | | | believe in the herbs? |
| proof, pg. 31, 32). | | | | Az: Yes! |
| 3. It is indeed unfortunate that Az liver function has | | | | |